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In a historic electoral upset, the BJP has secured its first-ever assembly election victory in West Bengal, unseating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after 15 years. The results, reflecting a record 92.47% voter turnout, saw the BJP's "Bhoy out, Bharosa in" slogan resonate strongly, surpassing the TMC's "Maa maati manush" narrative.

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kedarnath was an indication of his seriousness towards development of Kedarnath dham, his recent second trip to Mussoorie has brought the entire state machinery on its toes. Recently appointed chief secretary utpal kumar singh along with secretary disaster management Amit Singh Negi rushed to Kedarnath, where they two senior bureaucrats along with others undertook a 10-km trek to understand the ground realities and physically verify things.

Chief secretary utpal kumar singh said that unnecessary correspondence between the implementing department and the administration should be avoided, as it is pointlessly delaying the Char Dham all-weather road project

Chief secretary utpal kumar singh has written to the state officials to identify tenure of employees and list easy and difficult postings ahead of transfers of government officials in June this year. The move comes after the BJP government passed the Transfer Act, 2017 in December last year to bring complete transparency in transfers and postings of government officers in the state.

Senior IAS officer utpal kumar singh is set to become the new chief secretary of Uttarakhand. TOI has learnt that on the request of the Uttarakhand government, the Centre has relieved the 1986-batch officer from deputation duty. Singh was posted as additional secretary in the Union agriculture Ministry

In a move to improve the quality of education in state-run schools, the Uttarakhand government will conduct monthly tests for students from Class I to Class XII.

Uttarakhand chief secretary utpal kumar singh, on Saturday, said that majority of the locals stuck in other states have been brought back while adding that efforts are underway to bring the remaining stranded locals to the state.

Chief Secretary utpal kumar singh wrote a letter to all 13 district magistrates of Uttarakhand instructing them to hold camps on each Monday to hear the public grievances and solve at them at the earliest.

Expressing his serious concern over “falling dignity and prestige of legislative bodies”, decrease in the number of sittings in the legislative houses as well as lack of discussion on policy matters, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said all stakeholders should collectively ponder to

Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief secretary (CS) utpal kumar singh has issued orders asking for restriction on entry of journalists inside the state secretariat premises. The move, he told mediapersons at a briefing on Thursday, was “to provide authentic and accurate news and prevent half-baked information from being given to reporters.” Singh said, “We will hold a media briefing at 4 pm each day in which complete information would be provided. The objective behind this move is to provide right facts and correct information.”

In a meeting held on Monday chaired by chief secretary utpal kumar singh to review work done by the tourism and civil aviation department, it was disclosed by tourism secretary Dilip Jawalkar that 2006 homestays had been registered in Uttarakhand till date.

To solve economic offences across the state at the earliest, Uttarakhand chief secretary utpal kumar singh has said that Economic Offences Wing would work under Special Task Force (STF). He has also instructed the authorities concerned to file cases against fake banking companies in the state

The Uttarakhand Commission for Protection of Child Rights (UCPCR) asked the state government on Friday to strengthen child welfare committees (CWCs) in all districts by providing them necessary infrastructure and basic facilities. In a letter to chief secretary utpal kumar singh, UCPCR chairman Yogendra Khanduri said that the committees do not have proper offices or technical support to address complaints related to children.

Nearly a month-and-a-half after the Supreme Court ruled that “there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions”, Uttarakhand government on Wednesday ended reservation in promotion. The order was issued by state chief secretary utpal kumar singh.

Dehradun: utpal kumar singh took charge as the 15th chief secretary of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. After being relieved by the Centre from deputation duty, Singh arrived in Dehradun in the morning and went straight to the secretariat where following a meeting with CM Trivendra Singh Rawat he took charge as the CS.

For the revival of Rispana river, which passes through a number of areas of Dehradun, it has been divided into 15 sectors. A short-term and a long-term plan has been prepared by the state authorities for the cleaning, revival and free-flow of the river.

The state government is planning to set up four police stations dedicated solely to transport matters. The stations are likely to come up in Dehradun, Hariwdar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital, police sources said

Around Rs 1,192 crore for various activities under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in 2018-19, Rs 211 crore for Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Rs 199 crore for mid-day meal has been approved under the annual work plan in a meeting convened at the secretariat by the chief secretary utpal kumar singh on Wednesday

Gairsain in Chamoli district was formally declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand on Monday, with chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat saying it would be developed as an ideal seat of the administration. Rawat had announced making Gairsain the summer capital, besides Dehradun, during the budget session of the assembly on March 4. A notification was issued by chief secretary utpal kumar singh after gov

Barely a couple of days after a government order which restricted the movement of mediapersons inside the secretariat on grounds of “keeping cabinet matters confidential” created a furore, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, facing unprecedented criticism from all quarters, including the Press Council of India, eminent citizens, activists and journalists, said on Saturday that the “question of a ban was never there.” The CM and chief secretary utpal kumar singh — who had sent a three-page letter to IAS officers asking them to ensure that “entry of outsiders and mediapersons is restricted in your departments” — were at pains to clarify that there was no ban on the entry of reporters in the secretariat premises and that journos could meet IAS officers with prior appointment

The decision in this regard was taken in the general body meeting of Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Council held in the Secretariat chaired by chief secretary utpal kumar singh on Friday